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hockeyschtick t1_irk4kyb wrote

Look, we all get frustrated at getting ripped off, but getting rid of inspections is a bad solution. What they should do is make inspections good for two years and raise the price, so mechanics aren’t penalized for being honest. And new cars should be exempt from inspections (for a fee) for 4 years. That’s my humble opinion.

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DrakenGewehr t1_irkj81d wrote

Inspections are definitely important but it would be nice if there was financial help from the state at least once a year (around the time your inspection is due) for suspension and alignment work. Because to be fair, the reason ball joints and whatnot are going bad so fast is because the state lets the roads go to shit and plow trucked chunk it all up every winter. And brand new cars rust and crumble to pieces after a couple years if you don't have a garage because the salt they use for the roads are horrible.

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hockeyschtick t1_irl1lcd wrote

No doubt. Vt roads are hard on cars. It’s hard to fund improvements in small communities.

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blutbad_buddy t1_irn2bbi wrote

A heated garage will cause a car to rust faster.

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DrakenGewehr t1_irn3zih wrote

I've never had a garage but this will stick with me incase I do in the future. Much appreciated.

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TwoStepsTooFar OP t1_irkd437 wrote

I agree with your last suggestion. And to be clear, I believe an inspection is fine, but as I mentioned in another comment, perhaps have the state run the inspection sites where finding something to repair isn’t an incentive.

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bobsizzle t1_irl39l6 wrote

Or go back to inspections being about emissions. Not stupid things that don't matter.

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